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1 toilet or outhouse per 20 people? (The Tenement House Act of 1867, https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/tenements https://www.history.com/topics/immigra
by mcguire 7y ago
1 toilet or outhouse per 20 people? (The Tenement House Act of 1867, https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/tenements https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/tenements)
"The Conquest of Pestilence in New York City" http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/tenementmuseum/files/2013/05/Screen-Shot-2013-05-12-at-1.47.15-AM.png http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/tenementmuseum/files/20...
- alexhutcheson 7y agoThat was the most interesting part to learn about for me, but they don't have the outhouses, and many of the tours are in units that were retrofitted with indoor plumbing and bathrooms later. Those units look essentially the same as they do now, except they have older furniture and kitchen fittings.